diff --git a/pyproject.toml b/pyproject.toml
index 29b95ca..47d3eb2 100644
--- a/pyproject.toml
+++ b/pyproject.toml
@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ dependencies = [
     "napalm>=4.0.0",
     "napalm_device_types>=0.2.0",
     "netmiko>=4.0.0",
+    "paramiko>=5.0.0",  # CVE-2026-44405
     "netaddr",
 ]